After Ning Caichen lit the fire, he made a simple bed next to the fire with door panels and other sundries.
After Mrs. Ye finished cleaning the Buddha statue, she felt that there were no more obscure spiritual thoughts coming from her, so she used the immortal energy to shake off the dust on her body and walked over.
Ning Caichen didn't notice his sudden release of powerful immortal energy, but it made Yan Chixia even more certain that this was a Buddhist cultivator whose cultivation level was even higher than her own.
Mrs. Ye sat over and found that Ning Caichen had also helped her prepare a simple bed. She smiled and nodded as a thank you.
The three of them were warming themselves up by the fire. It should have been very warm, but Ning Caichen always felt that there were gusts of cold wind around Lanruo Temple. He couldn't help but rub his arms and said:
"Master Li, do you feel that it is a bit colder here than other places in Guobei County?"
Yan Chixia laughed and said: "You are a weak scholar. If you enter the wolf's den, of course you will feel cold."
"Wolf's den?"
Ning Caichen was stunned at first, and then recalled that when he and Mrs. Ye arrived, it was getting late, and he heard a few faint howls of wolves.
But what does the cold weather have to do with the wolf den?
Ning Caichen pursed his lips, looked at Yan Chixia and said: "Weird, we have a fire and we are in groups. Even a group of wolves dare not break into the temple to make monsters. By the way, weirdo, what's your name, hero?"
Huh? Why did you choose to stay here in the middle of the night? Is it possible that someone with such a strong martial arts skills is as strapped for money as Master Li and me?"
Yan Chixia did not shy away and said: "A certain family, Yan Chixia, has been living in Lanruo Temple for more than half a month, but it's not because of poverty, but to save people."
"Rescue?"
Ning Caichen didn't know why and asked innocently: "Who should I save?"
"You idiot!"
Yan Chixia said angrily: "You are really brave. A mere weak scholar dares to come to Lanruo Temple to stay overnight."
Ning Caichen felt more and more that this man had a weird temperament. You think I wanted to come to this wilderness in the middle of the night? Didn't I tell you that I was short of money?
Then he rolled his eyes, ignored him, and looked at Ye Taidao: "Master Li, I really didn't realize that you are still a person who respects and worships Buddha."
Ye Tai lit the fire and said with a slight smile: "I used to be a lay disciple of Lingyin Temple. It has become a habit to worship Buddha when I see him."
"Lingyin Temple...no wonder."
Yan Chixia muttered, remembering the tree demon's behavior of slapping Lingyin Temple in the face some time ago.
This makes it clear what Mrs. Ye's roots are, the purpose of coming to this place, and the reason why she pays homage to the Buddha in such a way.
Ning Caichen also nodded, and suddenly realized: "It turns out that Mr. Li still has this identity. This makes Xiaosheng feel more at ease. I am a child of the Song Dynasty, with national spirit and national spirit, and Mr. Li and this weird master
As a hero, even if there are any monsters, they wouldn't dare to come to us."
This is purely a compliment, because Ning Caichen still doesn't believe in the existence of any demons.
If anything, a living person like Yan Chixia, even though his martial arts seems to be quite strong, would encounter a monster that the storyteller said has great magical powers. He has been living here for more than half a month. How could anything happen?
Not even a son.
Yan Chixia rolled her eyes at him and said: "First of all, a certain family's name is Yan Chixia, so why don't you call it a weirdo? Secondly, a certain family and Mr. Li are naturally not afraid of any monsters, but you
Well, it’s easy to say that if we were to promote humanities, a mere child would be born, but no one would bury him after he died!”
Ning Caichen was leisurely and leisurely, as if he had become accustomed to this weird man's way of speaking, and said to Mrs. Ye: "Master Li, since we are all fallen people in the world, what are your plans for tomorrow? Today you are in Xiaosheng's favor.
, I would like to repay you if I go back to my humble home with Xiaosheng tomorrow, but my family is poor and only has a simple meal, so I hope you won’t find it objectionable."
Although Ning Caichen looked dumbfounded, he was not stupid at all.
Mr. Li was a lay disciple of Lingyin Temple in the past, and he traveled outside all the time, but he lived a more elegant life than anyone else.
There must be some force in him, and maybe he is quite good!
Moreover, as a casual ranger, he had just run out of money. As a weak scholar, he was traveling alone on the border, which was indeed a bit unsafe.
The last guy from Jibaozhai who knew some basic boxing and kicking skills was hacked to death on the way.
In the name of repayment, I can just go with him and my personal safety can be guaranteed.
Although Mrs. Ye would definitely not go with Ning Caichen, she seemed to remember something and suddenly asked:
"Let's talk about traveling together. I just see that Brother Ning is a scholar with a lot of poetry and books, but he doesn't hesitate to work and study half-time to come to this border area to collect debts. Is there any difficulty at home?"
Ning Caichen smiled sheepishly and said: "To be honest, I have to work part-time during the second half of the year, which is a last resort. Ning's family has three or two acres of fertile land, but his wife is seriously ill in bed.
As an old mother in her fifties, I have no choice but to go out to work and study, otherwise...well, otherwise I won't even be able to pay for my wife's medicine and school tuition."
Tsk tsk.
Yan Chixia glanced at Ning Caichen, and she felt more and more that this boy was quite pleasing to her eyes. He did not abandon his wife who was a loser, he wanted to support the family, study hard, and go out to work and study. He was a responsible scholar.
Mrs. Ye nodded lightly, but said no more.
Ning Caichen has a family. This is a true plot in Pu Songling's original novel.
In fact, many movies and TV dramas only show the touching love story between him and the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian.
In the original work, Ning Caichen started a bad relationship with Nie Xiaoqian when his wife was seriously ill, and finally brought Nie Xiaoqian home. When he met his mother-in-law, his beloved wife, who was ill in bed, was still suffering in the next room.
cough.
Under such circumstances, Ning Caichen married Nie Xiaoqian and took in several concubines in his old age.
It can be said that he has reached the pinnacle of his life.
From a modern perspective, this man is an out-and-out scumbag.
But, in ancient times, Ning Caichen was already considered a kind and loving young man.
In ancient times, it was nothing to keep concubines. His wife was seriously ill, but he had to go out in the wind and rain to earn money for her medicine. He could not bear to let his wife die like this. After falling in love with Nie Xiaoqian, he also hid it from his family.
My wife doesn't want her to know this fact while she is ill.
After all, if he wasn't a kind-hearted person, Yan Chixia and Nie Xiaoqian wouldn't be so optimistic about him and help him.
But in Mrs. Ye's opinion, his biggest criticism as a person is probably his saying "the same color throughout his life".
You say that if you take a concubine, then take a concubine, and if you want to continue your relationship, then you can continue your relationship, but you always like to flaunt yourself and say that you will never fall in love with anyone else in this life.
When I said this sentence, I promised that it was a literary illness and it came from the heart.
But after flaunting himself, when his wife grew old and her beauty faded, and after the couple's passionate love period passed, they began to take concubines again.
This is a little bit different.
However, this may be a common problem among ancient literati. After all, even Su Dongpo, one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, had a dark history of giving his pregnant concubine to his friends to play with.
Ye Taiwen said this out of pure curiosity, not to belittle anyone. After knowing the answer, he had no resentment in his heart.
It did not prevent him from saving Ning Caichen's life when he was killed.